(t. I.)What you need to do is be thankful for the life that you gotYou know what I'm sayin'Stop lookin' at what you ain't gotAnd start bein' thankful for what you do gotLet's give it to 'em baby girl

(rihanna)You're gonna be a shining star, with fancy clothesAnd fancy car-arsAnd then you'll see, you're gonna go farCause everyone knows, who you are-areSo live your life, (ay) ay ay ayInstead of chasing that paperJust live your life (oh!) , ay ay ayAin't got no time for no hatersJust live your life (oh!) , ay ay ayNo telling where it'll take youJust live your life (oh!) , ay ay ayCause I'm a paper chaserJust living my life (ay) , my life (oh) , my life (ay) , my life (oh)Just living my life (ay) , my life (oh) , my life (ay) , my life (oh)

(t. I.)Nevermind what haters sayIgnore them 'til they fade awayAmazing they ungreat forAfter all the games I gave awaySafe to say I paved the wayFor you can't get paid todayYou still be wasting days awayNah had I never saved the dayConsider them my protégéHow much I think they should payInstead of being graciousThey violated and made you waitI never been a hater still I love themYeah I graze the waySome say they so yay andNo they couldn't even work on labor dayIt aint that they black or whiteTheir hands of area in shades of greyI'm west side anywayEven if I left the day it fades awaySome move away to make a way not move awayCause they afraidI'll go back to the hoodAnd all you ever did was hate awayI pray for patienceBut they make me want to face awayLike I once made them screamNow I could make them plead their case awayBeen thuggin' all my lifeCan't say I don't deserve to take a breakIf you ever see me catch a caseAnd watch my future fade away

(rihanna)You're gonna be a shining starWith fancy clothesAnd fancy car-arsAnd then you'll seeYou're gonna go farCause everyone knowsWho you are-areSo live your life, (ay) ay ay ayInstead of chasing that paperJust live your life (oh!) , ay ay ayAin't got no time for no hatersJust live your life (oh!) , ay ay ayNo telling where it'll take youJust live your life (oh!) , ay ay ayCause I'm a paper chaserJust living my life

(t. I.)I'm the opposite of moderateImmaculately polished with the spirit of a hustlerAnd the swagger of a college kidAllergic to the counterfeitImpartial to the politicsArticulate but still would grab a nigga by the collar quickWhoever had problems, they reckonsile they just holla 'tilIf that don't work and just failsThen turn around and follow 'tilI got love for the gameBut ay I'm not in love with all of itI do without the fameAnd the rappers nowadays are comedyThe hootin' and the hollerin'Back and forth with the argueingWhere you from, who you knowWhat you make and what kind of car you inSeems as though you lost sightOf what's important with the positiveAnd checks until your bank accountAnd you're about povertedYour values is a disarrayedPrioritized are horriblyUnhappy with the riches cause you pis-pone morralyIgnoring all prior advice and fore warningAnd we might be full of ourselves all of a suddenAren't we?

(rihanna)You're gonna be a shining starWith fancy clothesAnd fancy car-arsAnd then you'll seeYou're gonna go farCause everyone knows, who you are-areSo live your life, ay ay ayInstead of chasing that paperJust live your life (oh!) , ay ay ayAin't got no time for no intersJust live your life (oh!) , ay ay ayNo telling where it'll take youJust live your life (oh!) , ay ay ayCause I'm a paper chaserJust living my life (ay) , my life (oh) , my life (ay) , my life (oh)Just living my life (ay) , my life (oh) , my life (ay) , my life (oh)

Got everybody wathing what I doCome walk in my shoesAnd see the way I'm livinIf you really want toGot my mind on my moneyAnd I'm not going nowhere

So keep on getting your paperAnd keep on climblingLook in the mirror and keep on shining'till the game ends, 'till the clock stopsWe gon' post up on the top spot

Livin the life, the lifeIn a brand new city got my wholeTeam with meThe life, my lifeI do what I wanna doI'm livin my life my lifeI will never lose, I'm livingMy life, my lifeAnd I'm not stopping